It’s strange to hear about our teeth having roots – aren’t those normally reserved for things like plants? Just like a tree’s roots keep it in place in the earth, our teeth’s roots keep them anchored in our mouths – an important job! The first three...

We hear a lot about fluoride – it’s likely in your toothpaste and maybe even in your drinking water. What we don’t often hear, however, is what this useful element actually does for our teeth. To start with, our teeth are covered in a mineral called enamel....